Hosiery-dyeing machine



. H. M. DUDLEY.

HOSIER Y DYEING MACHINE. APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 5, 191a.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 5. I918.

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HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 5. 1918.

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HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

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HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED wuss, 191s.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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HOWARD M. DUDLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOSIERY-DYEING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 22, 1920,

Application filed June 5.' 1918. Serial No. 288,299.

dyed evenly and uniformly, which object is accomplished by a novel arrangement of foraminous chambers, through which the dyeing liquid will pass so as to treat all portions of the fabric equally.

. My device comprises in a broad way a hollow foraminous reel carrying a series of dyeing chambers with foraminous sides, thus giving free access of the liquid equally throughout all of the chambers. It also comprises means whereby easy access can be made to any. of the chambers. It also comprises a smaller testing device in which hosiery can be treated uniformly with the hosiery in the larger device and which can be removed from the liquid within the re 'ceptacle.

These and other accomplishments of my device will be evident upon a consideration of my specification and drawings, in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of one form of my device.

Fig. 2 is a section through the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section through the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a broken end plan view of a portion of the reel and dyeing chambers showing the top in closed and opened positions.

' Fig. 5 is a top plan development of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged broken vertical sec.-

, tion of the testing device taken through the line 6-6 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a section throughcthe line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of F ig. 6.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, comprises a liquid receptacle formed of which are extended into by the sides 10, 11, 12, 13, the bottom 14 and the top 15 hinged to the side 11 at 16 and capable of being clamped in a closed position to the side 13by means of the wing bolt 17. An annulartrack member 18 is supported within the receptacle on the side 10 by means of the brackets 19, 19. A corresponding annular track member 26, in

I horizontal alinement with the member 18,

is attached to the side 12 by means of the brackets 21, 21. I

lVithin the'liquid receptacle is a revoluble reel comprised of the two end flanges 22 and 23, connected together by the foraminous cylinder 24. Fixcdly attached to the foraminous cylinder 24 and extending out wardly therefrom is a series of foraminous plates 25, 25, the end edges of which abut upon the flanges 22- and 23. A rock shaft 26 extends across the reel above each. member 25 and is revoluble in the flangemembers 22 and23. Fixedly attached to each rock-shaft 26 is a series of parallel members 27, 27 supported together by supporting bars 28, 28, so positioned that when a series of parallel members 27, 27 is closed in- ".vardly of the reel it forms aforaminous top for a fiber chamber comprising portion of the foramineus cylinder 2 1 and two foraminous members 25, 25; The device as illustrated, therefore, contains six fiber chambers. In order to lock the fiber chamber top in a closed position, each side carries a locking member 29, held in slidable position bymeans of the bolt 30 extending through the opening 31 of the member 20. The member 29 may be held in a non-slidable position by means of the wing-bolt 32. One end of each member 29 has the extended arm 33 which can be slid under the 'roek-shaft 26, the handle facilitating the operation, thus holding the top in a closed position.

The bars 27, 27 rated at 34.

The members 25, 25 have openings 35, 35. The foraminous cylinder 24 comprises a series of spaced parallel diamond-shaped bars 36, 36. I p The flanges 22 and-23 have a series of extended brackets 41, 41, the outer portions the annular track members 42, 42 and 48, 43. Between the track members 42 and 20, and the track members 43 and 20 and between 42, 43 and have their inner faces set- 18, are two series of ball bearings it, 44 running in suitable runways.

A cogged wheel 15 fixedly attached to the revoluble shaft 46, extends through the top 15 and meshes with cogs upon the outer periphery of one of the track members 12.

A drain pipe 4'7, arryiug the valve 48, opens into the liquid receptacle.

A removable testing device comprises the side members 60, 61, 62, 63, the foraminous bottom (i l similar to the foraminous cylinder 2d and a top (55 attached to the side members by means of screw bolts 66, 66, (56. A foraminous cover 68 to the fiber chamber is similar in general construction to one of the covers in the larger device. The top 65 has an extended portion 71 through which there is a slidable pin T2 capable of insertion within the hole 73 ot the flange A spiral spring 74.- ahuts uponthe member 71 and the collar 75 of the pin 72. Pivotally attached to the one end of the pin 72 is a double elbow link 76, which is revoluble upon the pin 77 carried by the bearing 7 8 upon the top 65. The member 76 is extended up *ardly until it is above the liquid within the liquid receptacle, and has a hole 79 for the insertion of a hook 80. A member 81 of the flange 23 serves as a guide for the proper move ment of the testing device. A stop-block 82 limits the movement of the pin 72.

From the above describedconstruction it is seen that when the testing device is in its operative position as shown in Digs. 6, '7 and 8, it is maintaim-rd in that position by means of the pin 72 within the hole 73. \Vhen it is desired to examine the contentsof the testing device, it is not necessary to withdraw the liquid "from the receptacle, but by pulling upward upon the extended portion of the link 76, the pin 72 is withdrawn from within the hole 73 and the entire testing device may be withdrawn, the top 65 removed,

the contents examined, the top replaced and the device lowered into place, the release of the link 76 allowing the pin 72 to enter the hole 73. The operation of the device is as follows The top of each one of the fiber compartments is opened by removing the gear and the shaft et6, the necessary quantity of hosiery, or other fiber material, introduced and the top closed and locked. When all of the fiber chambers and the testing device contain the fiber, the dye liquid is introduced into the receptacle, the gear l5 and the shaft 46 replaced, and the reel, its contents and the testing device are revolved. During this revolution the dye liquid has free passage through all of the foraminous members and passes uniformly and evenly through the various fiber chambers in the large device and the fiber chamber of the testing device.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape,number or arrangement of parts described and shown, all of which maybe varied without going beyond the scope of my inventionas described and claimed.

What I claim is In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle; a revoluble foraminous cylinder within the receptacle; means for revolving the cylinder; two imperforate flanges carried by the cylinder and forming a reel therewith; a plurality of foraminousplates carried by the cylinder, longitudinal there: of, abutting upon the fianges and forming a plurality of fiber chambers with the cylinder and the flanges; and a removable foraminous cover to each fiber chamber.

Signed at New 1' ork in the county otNew York and State of New York this 20th day of April, 1918.

HOWARD M. DUDLEY. 

